Top 10 – July 2008

Top 10 – July 2008

1. NIGHTSTICK JUSTICE s/t LP (Even Worse)
2. KNUCKLEHEAD “Lost” CD (HG Fact)
3. BIRDS OF A FEATHER “Chapter 5” ep (Commitment)
4. INMATES “Now We Talking Hardcore” ep (Even Worse)
5. SACRED SHOCK s/t ep (Schizophrenic)
6. SUICIDE PILOTS “War on Satire” CD (Self-Released)
7. YDINASEETON POHJOLA “Euro Ohjukeet” ep (Nightstick Justice)
8. KAIBOUSHITSU “Dokuro Dokuro Dokuro” ep (HG Fact)
9. DISKAAOS “Sota on Sotaa” ep (Tuska ja Ahdistus)
10. BLACKOUT “Stop the Clock” CD (Profane Existence)

Label Info:
* EVEN WORSE – Noel de Boer, Saenredamstraat 44-2, 1072 CH Amsterdam, Holland / www.geocities.com/evenworserecords
* HG FACT – 105 Nakanoshinbashi / M 2-7-15 Yayoi / Chou Nakano / Tokyo 164-0013 / Japan / www.interq.or.jp/japan/hgfact
* COMMITMENT RECORDS - Ridderspoor 42 / 1689 TG Zwaag / the Netherlands / www.commitmentrecords.nl
* SCHIZOPHRENIC – 17 West 4th Street / Hamilton, ON / L9C 3M2 / Canada / www.schizophrenicrex.com
* SUICIDE PILOTS – www.myspace.com/thesuicidepilots
* NIGHTSTICK JUSTICE – www.nightstickjustice.com
* TUSKA JA AHDISTUS – Kannaksenkatu 6 as. 7 / 33250 Tampere / Finland / www.elisanet.fi/tuskajaahdistus
* PROFANE EXISTENCE – P.O. Box 18051 / Minneapolis, MN / 55418 / USA / www.profaneexistence.com

Sunday, July 27, 2008

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CHRIST SWALLOWER - Swamp (Self-Released)
CHRIST SWALLOWER - Interview (CIUT)
CHRIST SWALLOWER - Ice Shelf (Self-Released)
CHRIST SWALLOWER - Wasteland (Self-Released)

July Top 10
BLACKOUT - Everyday (Profane Existence)
DISKAAOS - veri Virtaa Punaisena (Tuska ja Ahdistus)
KAIBOUSHITSU - Track 4 (HG Fact)
YDINASEETON POHJOLA - Talousuutiset (Nightstick Justice)
SUICIDE PILOTS - Harper Youth (Self-Released)
SACRED SHOCK - For a Living (Schizophrenic)
INMATES - On the Dots (Even Worse)
BIRDS OF A FEATHER - Growth / Between two Worlds (Even Worse)
KNUCKLEHEAD - Track 5 (HG Fact)
NIGHTSTICK JUSTICE - Commitment / De-Sensitized / Re-Construction (Even Worse)

NARCOLEPTIC YOUTH - Vicious Killers (Finger)
LETS DANCE - Today (Longshot)
STATUES - Lifting Fingers (Deranged)
CHORDS, THE - Hey Girl (Captain Mod)
GUITAR GANGSTERS - It’s Only Punk (Captain Oi!)
ARGY BARGY - Your Time Will Come (Captain Oi!)

SKELETON - Sucking Absorbing Blood Ogre (Cries of Pain)
ROVSVETT - Der Sadist (Six Weeks)
HUMAN GARBAGE - Complaint Department (Self-Released)
THE TOTAL END - Stolen in the Night (the Total End)
END OF ALL - .45 Statement (Crimes Against Humanity)
WORLD BURNS TO DEATH – Come and See (HG Fact)
ENDPROGRAM - Niche Avant-Garde (High Art for the Low Down)
DIRTY POWER GAME - Calibro 9 (MCR Company)

Demo Feature
GENETIC ANGRY - Thoughts (Self-Released)
GENETIC ANGRY - Change (Self-Released)
GENETIC ANGRY - Flags (Self-Released)
GENETIC ANGRY - Language (Self-Released)
GENETIC ANGRY - L.S.D. (Self-Released)
GENETIC ANGRY - Proof (Self-Released)
GENETIC ANGRY - Gone (Self-Released)

Flyer - Friday July 25, 2008

Eating Glass "Feed Them ... to the Vultures" ep

Eating Glass were from Toronto and took a certain amount of influence from teh Swarm / Cursed / Left for Dead sounds. Chris Colohon, the singer in all the bands of inspiration released this record on his label High Anxiety and No idea did the distribution. The cover art was done by Jeff Beckman of Chokehold / Haymaker fame. The songs found on this ep are:

1. Cannibals
2. Amongst The Wolves
3. My Own Hell / Watching the World Burn
4. King of Frauds
5. Beating Myself Up
6. Feed Them...
7. ...To the Vultures
8. Coming Clean

Sunday, July 20, 2008

SWITCHBLADE CHEETAH - Nightmoves (Goat-fi)

SYSTEMATIC DEATH - Step (Systematic)
JUDGEMENT - Process (HG fact)
PAINTBOX - Back Reporter (HG Fact)
CORRUPTED - Anciano (HG Fact)

THE EXISTERS - I Can’t See (Unreleased)
THE EXISTERS - Spadina (Unreleased)
THE EXISTERS - Cake (Unreleased)
THE EXISTERS - Don’t Talk About It (Unreleased)
THE EXISTERS - Future Shock (Unreleased)
THE EXISTERS - Think Big (Unreleased)

CROWD OF ISOLATED - No One Can Stop Us (Trust)
JINGO DE LUNCH - What You See (Trust)
RAPED TEENAGERS - Mor Ahl (Chicken Brain)
BARN AV REGNBUEN - Ponga Profit tog Kapital (Barveplatter)
HERESY - Never Healed / Conform / Standing Hard (Dogma)
RIPCORD - Lies. Lies. Lies (Raging)
CONCRETE SOX - Eminent Scum
SACRILIEGE - Blood Run

VOIVOD - Voivod (Metal Blade)
BLASPHEMY - Intro - Atomic Nuclear Desolation (Osmose)
CONQUEROR - Chaos Domination (Evil Option)
REVENGE - Death Hirtage (Built Upon Sorrow) (NWW)
DARKTHRONE - Canadian Metal (Peaceville)

Demo Feature
GUILTY FACES - Nightmares (Self-Released)
GUILTY FACES - Scum (Self-Released)
GUILTY FACES - Untitled (Self-Released)
GUILTY FACES - Glass Bullets (Self-Released)

Various Artists “High Art for the Low Down” Dbl CD

What is “High Art for the Low Down”. It’s END PROGRAM’s space opened up to the local scene and touring bands as an all ages venue that does shows. The space is called Sieasta Nouveaux and reminds me of how Burnt Ramen operated out of San Francisco area. See the Ramen Days documentary for reference. Existed out of an old warehouse space in the lower eats end shows have been going on for the last three years and bands that have played have given up a track to make this compilation. There’s a lot of great stuff on here. There is a lot of variety. And it represents a huge part of Toronto’s historical underground over the last few years. The INFEST like nature of TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM, to the metal exploits of RAMMER, which is a show I got to see. And the liner notes accurately capture the filled to capacity, sweaty pit, frenetic explosion that takes place at the events. A.N.S. from Texas give up a track and there are dozens of locals that most folks outside of Toronto probably haven’t heard of. This is one of many T.O. centered comps coming out in the next little while and is probably one of the most accurate as it is a form of living document. (High Art for the Low Down / www.HA4TLD.com) – SP

UV Rays “…Are Sick of Humans” ep

This is the UV RAYS third release and it is consistent with the previous two outings in capturing an early raw punk sound. The band goes back to punk’s roots and draws inspiration from bands like MC5, the DEAD BOYS, and the wreckless abandon of the GERMS. The opening track is titled “Failed Generation” which brings to mind RICHARD HELL’s “Blank Generation”, but UV RAYS’ song is more an observation on the current state of apathy that pervades today’s scene. The band does covers of BLACK FLAG and GANG GREEN live but “Sick of Humans” doesn’t contain any of these. The ep has a version of “Monster Mash” that has been re-written about the recently departed guitar player, Pat, who was quite the party animal. And in talking to the band that party element is a part of what gives the UV RAYS their feeling in a sound. This is a similar experiment to band’s like BRUTAL KNIGHTS and DISRESPECT, except the UV RAYS are going for a snotty punk sound. They pull it off. (Feral Kid c/o Eric Bifaro / 379 Ontario Street / Buffalo, NY / 14207 / USA / www.myspace.com/feralkidrecords) - SP